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Fantastic' Lee Child'Absolutely brilliant' Mick HerronIf the truth's in the shadows, get out of the light . . .Lawyer Bobby Carter did a lot of work for the wrong type of people. Now he's dead and it was no accident. Besides a distraught family and a heap of powerful friends, Carter's left behind his share of enemies.So, who dealt the fatal blow?DC Jack Laidlaw's reputation precedes him. He's not a team player, but he's got a sixth sense for what's happening on the streets. His boss chalks the violence up to the usual rivalries, but is it that simple? As two Glasgow gangs go to war, Laidlaw needs to find out who got Carter before the whole city explodes.William McIlvanney's Laidlaw books changed the face of crime fiction. When he died in 2015, he left half a handwritten manuscript of Laidlaw's first case. Now, Ian Rankin is back to finish what McIlvanney started.In The Dark Remains, these two iconic authors bring to life the criminal world of 1970s Glasgow, and Laidlaw's relentless quest for truth.

If the truth's in the shadows, get out of the light . . .Lawyer Bobby Carter did a lot of work for the wrong type of people. Now he's dead and it was no accident. Besides a distraught family and a heap of powerful friends, Carter's left behind his share of enemies.So, who dealt the fatal blow?DC Jack Laidlaw's reputation precedes him. He's not a team player, but he's got a sixth sense for what's happening on the streets. His boss chalks the violence up to the usual rivalries, but is it that simple? As two Glasgow gangs go to war, Laidlaw needs to find out who got Carter before the whole city explodes.William McIlvanney's Laidlaw books changed the face of crime fiction.When he died in 2015, he left half a handwritten manuscript of Laidlaw's first case. Now, Ian Rankin is back to finish what McIlvanney started. In The Dark Remains, these two iconic authors bring to life the criminal world of 1970s Glasgow, and Laidlaw's relentless quest for truth.

Cinq heures du matin. John Rebus, pourtant à la retraite, est tiré du lit par la sonnerie stridente du téléphone. À l'autre bout, sa fille, paniquée, lui apprend que son compagnon Keith a disparu. De

When his daughter Samantha calls in the dead of night, John Rebus knows it's not good news. Her husband has been missing for two days.Rebus fears the worst - and knows from his lifetime in the police that his daughter will be the prime suspect.He wasn't the best father - the job always came first - but now his daughter needs him more than ever. But is he going as a father or a detective?As he leaves at dawn to drive to the windswept coast - and a small town with big secrets - he wonders whether this might be the first time in his life where the truth is the one thing he doesn't want to find...

A thrilling new novella about a Jekyll and Hydeobsessed Scot in Paris from the international-bestselling author of the Inspector Rebus mysteries. For recent college graduate Ronald Hastie, a job at the legendary Shakespeare and Company bookshop offers the perfect occupation during a summer abroad in Paris. Working part-time in exchange for room and board leaves plenty of freedom to explore the city once visited by his literary hero, Robert Louis Stevenson, and things only get better when he meets a collector who claims to have the original manuscripts of both the first draft of Jekyll and Hyde and the never-published The Travelling Companion (both thought to have been destroyed). Then Ron meets the mans mysterious assistant, and a reckless obsession stirs inside him. As the life he knew back home in Scotland fades from memory, he desperately seeks the secret lying within Stevensons long-lost pages....The Bibliomysteries are a series of short tales about deadly books, by top mystery authors.

IN A HOUSE OF LIES...Everyone has something to hideA missing private investigator is found, locked in a car hidden deep in the woods. Worse still - both for his family and the police - is that his body was in an area that had already been searched.Everyone has secretsDetective Inspector Siobhan Clarke is part of a new inquiry, combing through the mistakes of the original case. There were always suspicions over how the investigation was handled and now - after a decade without answers - it's time for the truth.Nobody is innocentEvery officer involved must be questioned, and it seems everyone on the case has something to hide, and everything to lose.But there is one man who knows where the trail may lead - and that it could be the end of him: John Rebus.

Retirement doesn't suit John Rebus. He wasn't made for hobbies, holidays or home improvements. Being a cop is in his blood. So when DI Siobhan Clarke asks for his help on a case, Rebus doesn't need long to consider his options. Clarke's been investigating the death of a senior lawyer whose body was found along with a threatening note. On the other side of Edinburgh, Big Ger Cafferty - Rebus's long-time nemesis - has received an identical note and a bullet through his window. Now it's up to Clarke and Rebus to connect the dots and stop a killer. Even Dogs in the Wild brings back Ian Rankin's greatest characters in a story exploring the darkest corners of our instincts and desires.

An unexpected call brings back memories and guilt for DK John Rebus of the Lothian and Borders police. An old schoolfriend''s son has gone missing, and Brian Mee would like ''Johnny'' to do a little digging on the side to put his wife''s mind at rest. Then Rebus finds by chance a freed paedophile at the zoo with camera in hand. ''Outing'' the man brings in the vigilantes, leaving Rebus with mixed feelings and another weight on his conscience. But the last straw is a convicted killer, back on home ground after extradition from the US. Cary Oakes is looking to play games - with Rebus as his number one pawn.

The brand new John Rebus thriller from the iconic Number One bestseller Ian Rankin one of the must read books of the year John Rebus spent his life as a detective putting Edinburgh s most deadly criminals behind bars Now he s joined them As new allies and old enemies circle and the days and nights bleed into each other even the legendary detective struggles to keep his head That is until a murder at midnight in a locked cell presents a new mystery They say old habits die hard However this is a case where the prisoners and the guards are all suspects and everyone has something to hide With no badge no authority and no safety net Rebus walks a tightrope with his life on the line But how do you find a killer in a place full of them PRAISE FOR THE ICONIC NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER IAN RANKIN Ian Rankin is a genius LEE CHILD Rebus is one of British crime writing s greatest characters alongside Holmes Poirot and Morse DAILY MAIL Whatever he writes it will be worth reading Rankin has redefined the genre GUARDIAN The arrival of a Rankin novel remains one of life s pleasures EXPRESS Rankin is a phenomenon SPECTATOR Worthy of Agatha Christie at her best SCOTSMAN The king of crime fiction SUNDAY EXPRESS Great

Le festival théâtral d''Édimbourg bat son plein. Mais l''inspecteur John Rebus n''a pas le cœur à se mêler à la liesse générale : on a découvert, dans les couloirs de la vieille ville souterraine, le

Stalking a poisoner at the local zoo, Inspector John Rebus comes across a paedophile taking pictures of children. When the social workers claim he is there for legitimate educational reasons, Rebus is faced with a dilemma - should he be outed to protect local kids or given a chance to start anew? As the locals begin a hate campaign he gets a call from the past: the son of a friend has gone missing and no one else will make time to ask the right questions. And then a fragment of Scotland''s criminal history is repatriated at the end of a life sentence for murder. Once more Rebus''s cup of trouble runneth over and the ghosts of past misdeeds return to haunt Edinburgh''s streets.

A copycat is at work, nicknamed "Bible Johnny" by the media, a new menace with violent ambitions.